Does your autistic child need Applied Behavior Analysis [ABA] treatment? Does the special education staff postpone making decisions or completely deny the educational services needed? This article will discuss how some school staff have successfully overcome the rejection or delay strategy.
Many studies have shown the importance of early intervention for all children with disabilities. But if you waste time waiting for special education staff to provide your child with the education and related services they need, your child's life will be negatively affected.
Here are some ways to prevent some school staff from rejecting or delaying the strategy:
1. Let school staff be responsible for the IDEA timeline. Know the timeline because of the many delays that some school staff are trying to evade because parents don't understand the timeline or don't have special education staff responsible for the timeline. After you understand the timeline, write a letter to the school staff telling them that you know what the timeline is, and then you will press them on the timeline.
Some things have no time limit. For these I usually use 14 days. For example: I want to reply to my letter in writing. I hope to receive it within 14 days. On the 15th day, I wrote them down again and gave them a shorter time frame, 5 days. If they refuse to reply to me in writing, I will apply for a national complaint. Your complaint is that your school district prevents you from becoming an equal participant in your child's Education and Personal Education Program [IEP] process.
2. Get your child's Independent Education Assessment [IEE]. This assessment will provide you with evidence of the services your child needs. The assessment should include testing the academic and functional progress, the education and related services your child needs, and the location they need. Once you receive an in-depth report from an independent evaluator, set up an IEP meeting to discuss the results. If possible, please ensure that the independent assessor can participate in the IEP meeting by phone. This will increase the chances for special education personnel to be assessed.
3. If the school district refuses to provide recommended education and related services to your child, please consider applying for a due process hearing immediately. By obtaining an independent external evaluation prior to applying for a due process hearing, you will be able to use the independent evaluator's report as evidence of a due process hearing.
Some parents waited a few months and negotiated with the school staff, only to find that the school district refused to give the children what they needed. Don't waste your child's precious time! Apply for a due process now!
While due process is not an easy task and may be confrontational, if special education staff know that you will let them escape, they will continue to postpone the decision. I heard from some parents who have been waiting for several years, and the school staff postponed the decision.
By using these advocacy strategies, you will stop the rejection or delay strategies of some special educators. Remember all the time you waste, waiting to decide if you will give your child the services you need, which will have a negative impact on your child's life. keep fighting!
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